May 6, 2014 News Briefs - 05/07/2014

Anonymous Cumberland Times-News The Cumberland Times-News Tue May 06, 2014, 11:49 PM EDT

Astronomy Day program Saturday

LAVALE The Cumberland Astronomy Club will observe Astronomy Day 2014 on May 10 at 7:30 p.m. at the LaVale Library.

Jason Speights of Frostburg State University will present a talk titled Ga-laxies: Is-lands of Stars, Dust, and Gas in the Universe.

Speights earned his doctorate in astrophysics from the New Mexico Institute of Mining and Technology and is a lecturer in the department of physics and engineering at FSU. In addition to his research interests in astrophysics, Speights is a practicing amateur astronomer.

Following the presentation, telescopes will be set up to ob-serve the moon, Jupiter, Mars and other sky sights, weather permitting. Visitors who bring a digital camera can take home a photograph of the moon as seen through a telescope.

For more information, contact Steve Luzader at 301-689-1976 between 9 a.m. and 5 p.m. or visit the clubs website at http://www.cumberlandastronomyclub.org.

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